NBA Season 16-17: General Thread

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Originally Posted by MavzMan

Before you start laughing and click the back arrow, think about what it would take for SAS to trade Kawahi. LA is nowhere near a first option and at this point is barely even a second option. Parker has a ton of miles on his 35 year old body. Ginobili is more than likely going to retire this off season. Do you want a 41 year old being your 6th man off the bench? They have several younger players stepping up this year but realistically they don't have enough to compete against GSW for the next several years. Just look at the Vegas odds to verify that. Given all of that ...

What about a trade of Kawhi for the #1 pick Fultz? That gives Boston a much better chance to compete against CLE in the east and relieves them of the pressure to keep IT when they pretty much have to draft Fultz. SAS would honestly probably need more in return which means a three-way might be needed. I haven't really though about additional trade partners at this point.

There is not a chance in hell Popp trades the best two-way player since Lebron for anything. Kawhi isn't even in his prime yet, and given the similarities between his game and Lebron's you can expect 7-8 years of first team All NBA caliber play from him. Spurs will reboot through savvy drafting, trades, and budget free agent pickups as they always do.